Trump"s team wants to restructure the Fed and let him have a say on interest rate decisions: WSJ

A top Federal Reserve official says she favors two more interest rate increases this year despite complaints from President Donald Trump that the Fed's continuing rate hikes risk slowing the U.S. economy......»»

Fed Chair Powell will deliver a fresh update on the U.S. economy Wednesday......»»

Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted that the US should accept the "gift" of negative interest rate.....»»

President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he was "very happy" with the Federal Reserve's decision to cut its benchmark interest rate to near zero and buy billions of dollars in Treasury a.....»»

The Fed slashed its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point to n.....»»

President Donald Trump on Sunday night praised the Federal Reserve’s surprise move to cut interest rates to near zero, just a day after he said he had the power to demote or dismiss the central bank’s chairman......»»

A day after a surprise interest rate cut failed to calm investors, a new surprise entered the calculus: former Vice President Joe Biden's strong showing in Super Tuesday voting......»»

A day after a surprise interest rate cut failed to calm investors, a new surprise entered the calculus: former Vice President Joe Biden's strong showing in Super Tuesday voting......»»

Trump and many Wall Street investors have been urging major action to boost the economy in the face of the biggest threat to the global economy since the financial crisis......»»

SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images President Trump pressured Fed Chair Jerome Powell to slash US interest rates after Australia's central bank cut its rate to a record low of 0.5% on Tuesday. "Should ease and cut rate big," Trump tweeted, adding that Powell ha.....»»

President Donald Trump praises Australia’s interest rate cut on Twitter, and says the Fed “has us paying higher rates than many others, when we should be paying less.”.....»»

Trump has nominated Judy Shelton for the Fed's Board of Governors, a position with significant influence over interest rate policy and the regulation of banks and financial markets......»»

The Federal Reserve was created to handle financial emergencies after the panic of 1907......»»

The president wants the Fed to make interest rates more "competitive.".....»»

Trump is hedging his 2020 reelection odds on a solid U.S. economy......»»

The dollar was down 0.1% on Thursday, little changed by U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment, while the Swedish and Norwegian crowns both rose slightly following central bank policy announcements that were in line with expectations......»»

After three interest rate cuts and a fresh round of record highs for U.S. stock markets, has President Donald Trump lost interest in the Federal Reserve?.....»»

The central bank says the U.S. economy is in a good place and does not need an extra boost......»»

Asian stock markets traded were mixed Tuesday as investors mostly looked ahead to the weekend U.S. tariff deadline on Chinese imports and impending U.S. and European interest-rate decisions......»»

If the Fed teases potential interest rate hikes and Trump follows through on higher tariffs, "stocks are going to sell off and you have to be ready to buy them into weakness," Jim Cramer says......»»